January 2026

US regulator tells GM to hit the brakes on customer tracking 2026-01-15 at 15:32 By Carly Page Smart Driver pitched as safety app, but feds claim it’s a data-harvesting scheme that jacked up premiums The Federal Trade Commission has banned General Motors and subsidiary OnStar from sharing drivers’ precise location and behavior data with consumer

Woman bailed as cops probe doctor’s surgery data breach 2026-01-15 at 15:27 By Connor Jones Suspect assisting West Midlands Police over alleged theft at Walsall GP practice The UK’s West Midlands Police has released a woman on bail as part of an investigation into a data breach at a Walsall general practitioner’s (GP) surgery.… This

Model Security Is the Wrong Frame – The Real Risk Is Workflow Security 2026-01-15 at 15:27 By As AI copilots and assistants become embedded in daily work, security teams are still focused on protecting the models themselves. But recent incidents suggest the bigger risk lies elsewhere: in the workflows that surround those models. Two Chrome

Black Hat Europe 2025: Inside the Defenders AI Advantage 2026-01-15 at 15:07 By Dick O’Brien, Paul Miller AI is reshaping both offense and defense in cybersecurity, but defenders’ deep experience and knowledge gives them the edge against their cyberadversaries This article is an excerpt from SECURITY.COM View Original Source

How AI crypto trading will make and break human roles 2026-01-15 at 15:07 By Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun AI is spreading across crypto trading, heightening fears of displacement even as human traders remain responsible for key decisions. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Short squeeze hits top 500 cryptos as traders unwind bearish bets 2026-01-15 at 14:44 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Crypto markets saw the largest short squeeze since October as short positions were liquidated and Bitcoin outperformed the US dollar amid geopolitical uncertainty. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Universal blockchains buckle under real-world demands 2026-01-15 at 14:44 By Cointelegraph by Steven Pu General-purpose blockchains can’t solve industry disputes over construction changes or equipment usage. Specialized layer 1s are optimized for stateless audit trails and regulatory compliance. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Wine 11 runs Windows apps in Linux and macOS better than ever 2026-01-15 at 14:44 By Liam Proven Transparently runs 16, 32, and 64-bit Windows apps, but still doesn’t use the Microsoft store. The latest version of the Wine Windows app runner arrives a year after version 10. Given its annual release cycle, its magic

Bitcoin’s $100K comeback hinges on $98K breakout and spot demand 2026-01-15 at 13:54 By Cointelegraph by Nancy Lubale A pickup in Bitcoin spot demand and persistent spot ETF inflows could push BTC above the next significant hurdle at $98,000 and secure a sustained recovery. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Sygnum sees tokenization and state Bitcoin reserves taking off in 2026 2026-01-15 at 13:54 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Sygnum predicts US crypto regulation will spur sovereign Bitcoin reserves and accelerate tokenized bond issuance by major financial institutions in 2026. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Raspberry Pi 5 gets LLM smarts with AI HAT+ 2 2026-01-15 at 13:54 By Richard Speed 40 TOPS of inference grunt, 8 GB onboard memory, and the nagging question: who exactly needs this? Raspberry Pi has launched the AI HAT+ 2 with 8 GB of onboard RAM and the Hailo-10H neural network accelerator aimed at

Microsoft taps UK courts to dismantle cybercrime host RedVDS 2026-01-15 at 13:54 By Carly Page Redmond says cheap virtual desktops powered a global wave of phishing and fraud Microsoft has taken its cybercrime fight to the UK in its first major civil action outside the US, moving to shut down RedVDS, a virtual desktop service

Ofcom keeps X under the microscope despite Grok ‘nudify’ fix 2026-01-15 at 13:54 By Connor Jones Cold milk poured over ‘spicy mode,’ but it might not be enough to escape a huge fine Ofcom is continuing with its investigation into X, despite the social media platform saying it will block Grok from digitally undressing people.…

Microsoft’s ‘From SA’ scheme on trial as license resale row refuses to die 2026-01-15 at 13:54 By Richard Speed ValueLicensing case rumbles on as Windows giant appeals against copyright judgment Microsoft’s From Software Assurance (SA) program is the subject of a disclosure application as the long-running spat between Microsoft and ValueLicensing over the resale of